Packing box for bottles



(ModeL) GARY.

PAGKING BOX FOR BOTTLES.

Patented Sept. 13, 1'881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHJELDON GARY, OF NEW YORK, N.

PACKING-BOXVFO-R BOTTL-ES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,010, datedSeptember 13, 1881.

Application filed August 10, 1881.

To all whom 2t may concern:

Be it known that I, SHELDON CARY, of New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Packing-Boxes for Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in packing boxes or cases for thetransportation of bottles; and it consists in the combination of aperforated plate with suitable supportingwires, by means of which thebottle is supported in position in the cell, aswill be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to place a suitable supporting-ring ineach cell of the box or case, and which ring has a hole through it justlarge enough to allow the neck of the bottle to pass through, wherebythe bottles are supported in position with the neck downward, and thatwithout having the tops of the bottles coming in contact with the bottomof the box or any other hard substance.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspectivesof dilferent forms of the plate which is to be inserted in the cells,and which is provided with difierent fastening devices for holding it inplace.

A represents an ordinary packing box or case, such as is used in thetransportation of bottles; and B are the supporting-plates, one of whichis placed in each cell of the box, as shown in Fig. 1. These plates maybe of any desired shape and form, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and eachone has a hole or opening through its center just large enough to allowthe upper portion of the bottle to pass down through it. These platesmay be secured in (ModeL) position by means of the bent wires G, whichare attached to each corner, and which extend upward and catch over thetops of the cells and in the grooves which are made to receive them. Anynumber of these plates may be secured together, or each plate may beentirely separate and distinct from all the others. Should it be desiredto secure the plate in position without the use of the bent wires, asabove described, the plate will be made in the form of a narrow lightring, in the inner side of which will be made any suitable number ofgrooves. A number of staples, I, corresponding to the number of groovesthat are made in the plate, are then driven into the sides of the box,or the divisions thereof, so as to straddle over the edges of the ringswhere the grooves are made to receive them, and thus fasten the ringssecurely in place. Where the staples are used much less material isneeded; but the plates are then secured permanently in position;whereas, if the bent-wire supports are used, the plates can be removedat any time, either for allowing the box to be cleaned or repaired.

I do not limit myself to either manner of supporting the plates inposition.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a packing box or casefor bottles, a supporter having an opening through its center fortheupper end of the bottle to pass through, and supported in position inone of the cells of the box or case, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SHELDON GARY.

Witnesses HENRY (J. BANKS, LEON Lose

